Rumours abound that Oman Air are about to order the A350.
Jump to postIt's happened because the general public do not understand the relationship between <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> and <acronym title="Dragonair (China)">KA</acronym>. The change of name on a through itinerary causes confusion whereby having the continuation of the in...
Jump to postThere are terminal capacity restraints along with "airline" preferences at play here. Currently <acronym title="Eastern Airways (United Kingdom)">T3</acronym> is at or over capacity during the <acronym title="Aeromexico">AM</acronym> operation due to the number of aircraft all arriving/departing at ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/RWA380" class="quote" target="_blank">RWA380</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Since this subject of <acronym title="London -...
Jump to postAll runway movements were stopped between 1405L and 1425L due to weather.
Jump to postJust a word of advice, <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</acronym> announced last Monday that they had awarded the ground handling contract for <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> to Menzies Aviation. This decision was some 2/3 months late, surely if an...
Jump to postFor it's absolute simplicity and it's ability, it has to be Altea Customer Management, although it has it's loopholes and downfalls which cause me great problems! - <a href="http://www.amadeus.com/airlineit/solutions/sol_1altea_5customer_1departure.html" target="_blank">http://www.amadeus.com/airlin...
Jump to posthttp://www.planespotters.net/Product...type=A380&fleet=3795&fleetStatus=1
Shows registration and configuration.
At <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>, the config are as follows. SQ322/SQ317 is a Y399 aircraft for W13. SQ318/SQ321 is a Y311 aircraft for W13. Previously <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> saw 2x Y311 and 1x Y39...
Jump to postStandard occurrence with weather as the runway rate decreases, flights can also be held prior to departure by LHR ATC to ease congestion.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/TC957" class="quote" target="_blank">TC957</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Any pics of the incident ?</i></font></td...
Jump to postGood luck to whoever takes on LA and LO! Used to cause numerous issues with their dispatch reliability!
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Lofty" class="quote" target="_blank">Lofty</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>In the UK a Met police Firearms office will meet...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/skipness1E" class="quote" target="_blank">skipness1E</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>Indeed I needed one of them ! They d...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/frigatebird" class="quote" target="_blank">frigatebird</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>I understand they don't like to give...
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Jump to postThe security questions are outdated and lead to stupid remarks when asking them, which is why they have been/are being removed from use. Airlines wishing to continue asking them now have to have their check-in agents have specific training for it. Of more importance are the questions on the carriage...
Jump to postCorrect, it is ET's 767.
It is all white as it was repainted prior to return to lessor, but due to the late delivery of the 787's, the airline has kept the aircraft a little longer.
All info I have seen is for Monday as this is the day their system switches over so that IATCI is possible.
Jump to postI was involved with the withdrawl of <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> from <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym> and am now based at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> for another carrier. <acronym t...
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Jump to postApparently it was touch and go whether she would get to this point during the summer season with enough cycles/hours to operate the schedule. <acronym title="Alliance Air (India)">CD</acronym> had engines swapped over with another <acronym title="Mount Cook (MON / NZMC), New Zealand">MON</acronym> A...
Jump to postAircraft arrived this morning and is now parked on it's remote stand.
Jump to postBY is still used by TOM as it's IATA code, you will see it used on the baggage tags.
Jump to postEuro Atlantic do the flying with CS-TFS and CS-TFT. The aircraft are crewed by Euro Atlantic as well.
Jump to postIt's been there since MA got hit by a set of stairs on the rear door back at the end of June.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/iberiadc852" class="quote" target="_blank">iberiadc852</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>Substituting may not only come by ...
Jump to postOn all the aircraft that my company have handled, trim blocks are often used at either end of the aircraft when the aircraft is not booked full, even if its only within 5-10% of capacity of the aircraft. If we need to use any of the seats, for norecs for example, then we have to get approval. Whilst...
Jump to postHow does this affect those that already have financial agreements in place for secured loans as these aircraft are a good asset to recover money against should the worst happen.
Jump to postBut overall is the route on a capacity downgrade with the change of equipment from A346 to A333 on one of the rotations. Presumably the plan is to offer the capacity more frequently with smaller mire efficient aircraft.
Jump to postSaw today that reps for <acronym title="Malaysia Airlines">MH</acronym> were visiting <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym>. Anyone know anything more about the visit, it is just a tour or is there genuine thought for a route to <acronym title="London - Gatwick...
Jump to postConveniently timed announcement that coincides with the launch of KE's route to LGW. Wonder how long that will last with the increase in competition.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/zeke" class="quote" target="_blank">zeke</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>What grabbed my attention was not the <acro...
Jump to postNo doubt Monarch will be doing some work, they have been doing the away Chelsea games on behalf of Thomas Cook travel thus far this season from Gatwick.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/emirates202" class="quote" target="_blank">emirates202</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i> Thanks for the quick reply, but how...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MEL" class="quote" target="_blank">MEL</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Throughout the past few years, I've been trav...
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Jump to postAccording to a CAA report in 2008 (http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/5/Connecting_Passengers_at_UK_Airports.pdf) Virgin Atlantic passengers were 78% direct and 22% connecting. In addition, an article on the Economist (http://www.economist.com/comment/1343099) states "<acronym title="Niagara Falls - Internat...
Jump to postI'd have thought they'd be better used on more "upmarket" routes such as MLE and MBA where the yield is clearly much better.
Jump to postCould the aircraft not have flown in to Carlisle airport?
Jump to postNews this morning is that Menzies have secured the ramp handling contract for BA at LGW.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/liverpoola380" class="quote" target="_blank">liverpoola380</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i> Its a shame it looks lik...
Jump to post73C is used, I have see in used in relation to Thomson's 737-300 with winglets.
http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/table_accodes_iata_en.php
It is referenced in this table also.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/par13del" class="quote" target="_blank">par13del</a> (<a href="#44" class="quote">Reply 44</a>):<br/><i>Are you strictly talking about fares wit...
Jump to postPersonally I have never found using s European hub to get out of the UK long haul to be any cheaper. In fact, when I was searching for southern Florida last year, European hubs were more expensive than flying from London and connecting in the USA. The difference therefore being a better margin for t...
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